Vocabulary 5 - "The House on Mango Street"

What is the meaning of the word "goblets."

Example: My goblet is overflowing.

• A drinking glass with a foot and a stem

• A small boat for children's use

• candy corn

• A holiday smorgasbord

What is the meaning of the word "pillar"?

Example: "We looked outside and saw a pillar of smoke."

• An especially large cloud

• A tall, vertical structure, or something shaped like it

• A group, like a school of fish

• Kittens and all their friends

What is the meaning of the word "luxury"?

Example: "Here is a pillar of bees and a mattress of luxury."

• a state of great comfort or extravagance

• a special, expensive material

• pepperoni pizza

• a foreign place

What is the meaning of the word "intern"?

Example: "Nobody but an intern working all alone."

• a certain kind of doctor

• an advanced student

• maple syrup maker

• a genealogist

What is the meaning of the word "flats"?

Example: "They never knew about the two-room flats and sleeping rooms he rented."

• casual shoes

• apartments

• motor homes

• cinnamon rolls

What is the meaning of the word "currency"?

Example: "...the weekly money orders sent home, the currency exchanged."

• money

• love notes

• bank records

• tiny little plants

What is the meaning of the word "hyperbole"?

Example: "Saying 'I am on top of the world!' is a hyperbole."

• Extreme exaggeration to make a point

• A funny saying

• chocolate milk

• Sensory language

What is the meaning of the term "idiom"?

Example: "The saying 'It's raining cats and dogs' is an idiom."

• a figurative phrase or expression

• A permanent idiot

• gummy bears

• over-used slang

What is the meaning of the term "metaphor"?

• A comparison that makes an implied or hidden connection between two things/ideas.

• Thor's beloved aunt, Meta

• A comparison using the words "like" or "as"

• Stating the opposite of what is expected

What is the meaning of the word "threshold"?

Example: "...who lay their necks on the threshold waiting for the ball and chain."

• an entrance or doorway

• a hopeful expectation

• a long hallway

• Doritos Locos Tacos